The Anglican Church of India (ACI) is a union of independent Anglican churches in India. As India become independent in 1947, some churches in India joined together to establish the Church of South India in 1947. The Church of South India consists of Anglicans, Baptists, Basel Mission, Lutherans and Presbyterians. The unified Church of South India accepted an order of uniformity in worship and practice. This was at the expense of the Anglican faith.

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  • The Anglican Church of India (ACI) is a union of independent Anglican churches in India. As India become independent in 1947, some churches in India joined together to establish the Church of South India in 1947. The Church of South India consists of Anglicans, Baptists, Basel Mission, Lutherans and Presbyterians. The unified Church of South India accepted an order of uniformity in worship and practice. This was at the expense of the Anglican faith. Traditional Anglicans in the CSI did not accept it. There was a provision for separation within a period of 30 years from the CSI. In 1964 some Anglicans decided to withdraw from the CSI and re-established the Anglican Church of India on 24 August 1964. Dr. V. J. Stephen was consecrated as a bishop by Anglican bishops from USA and Africa and also by the Anglicanised Evangelical bishop from Kerala, India, on 5 May 1966. Even though the church was re-established in 1964, the Synod of the Anglican Church of India was only formed in 1990 at Kottayam. The Anglican synod constitutes of all the diocesan bishops, clergy secretaries, lay leaders of the dioceses and church-related organisations and representatives of each diocese and independent churches. Independent churches function where there are not enough congregations to form a diocese and are also given representation in the synod. Archbishop Stephen Vattappara serves as the chairman of the synod and also as the Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of India. The word that guided the traditional Anglicans to keep their faith is the last part of the verse from Rev 1:9: For the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. It is also the motto of the Anglican Church of India.
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  • International Council of Christian Churches (ICCC), Council of Christian Churches of India (CCCI)
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  • St. Habel, First Convert from the Cheran Dynasty.
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  • 800 (xsd:integer)
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  • Anglican Church of Virginia, Anglican Church International Communion
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  • August 24, 1964
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  • The Most Revd. Dr. Stephen Vattappara
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  • 500000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Churches separated from CSI and CNI
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  • 150 (xsd:integer)
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  • 5 (xsd:integer)
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  • Anglican Church of India
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  • The Anglican Church of India (ACI) is a union of independent Anglican churches in India. As India become independent in 1947, some churches in India joined together to establish the Church of South India in 1947. The Church of South India consists of Anglicans, Baptists, Basel Mission, Lutherans and Presbyterians. The unified Church of South India accepted an order of uniformity in worship and practice. This was at the expense of the Anglican faith.
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  • Anglican Church of India
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